Everton boss Sam Allardyce will rest big stars for Europa League with Liverpool in mind

Sam Allardyce has no intention of risking his star players in their final Europa League fixture

he Toffees play their final Europa League game on Thursday against Apollon Limassol, having already been eliminated from the competition.

But new boss Allardyce has no intention of taking the likes of Wayne Rooney and Gylfi Sigurdsson to Cyprus with a crucial derby trip to Liverpool three days later.

Allardyce said: “It is a dead rubber.

“I would suggest to the fans that if you are going to spend some money to go and watch them be mindful that I am going to send a team that is not going to be risking too many players who are going to be involved for Liverpool.

“It would be foolish of me to consider getting a player injured in that game and not have him available.

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“I would suggest to the fans that if you are going to spend some money to go and watch them be mindful that I am going to send a team that is not going to be risking too many players who are going to be involved for Liverpool”

Sam Allardyce

“I have too many injuries already.”

Everton are looking for first win at Anfield since 1999.

Allardyce kicked off his Toffees reign at the weekend with a 2-0 win over Huddersfield.

“There’s a lot more players who are injured to get fit and into the side and there’s quite a few players who have been fringe and squad players who have the opportunity to impress as much as they can over the next few weeks,” added Allardyce.

“Somewhere along the line with Christmas coming up they’ll all be needed, so they all need to stay as fit as they possibly can and seize their chance when called upon.”